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Officials say PFAS settlements will fund plant upkeep; city highlights strong water quality
Summary
City officials reported PFAS settlement payments will be paid as an annuity into a dedicated fund for the water plant. The plant produces about 3,000,000 gallons per day and officials reported turbidity readings near 0.04.
City officials briefed the Common Council on the municipal water plant and recent PFAS settlement payments. Randy Woodbury said the city installed granular activated carbon filter beds in the 1990s and has removed trace PFAS from Lake Erie for decades; the city joined class‑action litigation against manufacturers and is receiving settlement payments over time that will be placed into a dedicated fund for plant upkeep.
Woodbury provided operational metrics, saying the plant currently produces approximately 3,000,000 gallons of water per day and reported turbidity levels around 0.04 — well below levels humans can visually detect and consistent with routine monitoring using laser particle counters. He said the plant sells water to the county water district and industrial users and that settlement funds will help maintain state‑of‑the‑art treatment and monitoring.
"Fortunately, the granulated and activated carbon has been removing the trace amounts from Lake Erie for more than 30 years," Woodbury said. He added that the settlements come as annuities and will be dedicated to the water plant fund.
